Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
# Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

| World record | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) | 2:19.11 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2013 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth record | Annamay Pierse (CAN) | 2:20.12 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
| Games record | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 2:20.72 | Melbourne, Australia | 18 March 2006 |

## Results

### Heats

The heats were held at 10:40.

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 2:23.57 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Taylor McKeown | Australia | 2:25.04 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Chloé Tutton | Wales | 2:25.08 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kierra Smith | Canada | 2:25.33 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Molly Renshaw | England | 2:25.55 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Tessa Wallace | Australia | 2:26.86 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa | 2:27.68 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Hannah Miley | Scotland | 2:28.01 | Q, WD |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Emily Visagie | South Africa | 2:28.37 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Georgia Bohl | Australia | 2:28.90 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Mary-Sophie Harvey | Canada | 2:29.26 | |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Jocelyn Ulyett | England | 2:29.54 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Sarah Darcel | Canada | 2:29.70 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Beth Sloan | Wales | 2:29.94 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Niamh Robinson | Isle of Man | 2:32.94 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Lillian Higgs | Bahamas | 2:42.65 | |
| | 2 | 7 | Aliah Maginley | Antigua and Barbuda | DNS | |

### Final

The final was held at 21:09.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 2:22.02 | AF |
| | 2 | Molly Renshaw | England | 2:23.28 | |
| | 3 | Chloé Tutton | Wales | 2:23.42 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kierra Smith | Canada | 2:23.62 | |
| 5 | 5 | Taylor McKeown | Australia | 2:25.51 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tessa Wallace | Australia | 2:26.59 | |
| 7 | 8 | Emily Visagie | South Africa | 2:29.25 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa | 2:29.40 | |
